Mysterious Beauty
Chapter 13: The Unexpected
By Lady Starra
Rating: PG-13
presea94@netscape.net
See foreword for standard disclaimers.
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"But MOTHER! How am I supposed to go to school?" a young Bra whined.
"Chichi is going to be helping you with your lessons."
"WHAT!? No! I'll never get a break!"
"Relax. Chichi is going to be following a schedule that I've set for you.
You'll spend an hour on each subject, including art and music. You'll be
getting homework assignments too," Bulma told her.
"It's not fair! Why doesn't Pan-chan have to study?" Bra complained.
"You know she has to train, Bra."
"But what about me!? Mirai Bra knows magic too, so why can't I learn magic?"
"Mirai Bra wasn't ten years old when she learned it. You are going to study,
Bra, or you won't be making any more trips to the marketplace," Bulma warned.
"What!? But that's not fair!"
Chichi entered the room then. "Is Bra-chan ready for her lesson, Bulma?"
"Why do I have to study?!" Bra cried again.
Chichi thought she might meet with some resistance. "So you can grow up to be
intelligent, like Mirai Bra," Chichi said.
"Like...her?"
"Of course. You've seen the way she acts, haven't you? It's because when she
came here, the scholars of this planet tutored her in everything she knows.
She told me so. So, if you want to be like her, Bra-chan, you have to study.
And if you do well on your assignments, I'll have Goten take you wherever you
want to go in the evenings. How does that sound?"
"REALLY!?"
"Of course."
"Okay! I'll study really hard!"
Chichi gave Bulma a wink, and she winked back.
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Videl was tired. This was the fourth day they had started training in the
earth element. Pan had been able to control water much sooner than she had,
it had taken Videl a little longer to do it herself. And now, these last few
days, she hadn't felt like herself. She hadn't wanted to get up that morning,
didn't even want to train at all.
'What is the matter with me?' she wondered. 'I haven't been able to
concentrate for days. Maybe I'm coming down with something...'
"Kaasan? Is something wrong?" Pan asked her mother.
"I...I'll be okay, Pan-chan," Videl said.
"No, something is wrong. Your training hasn't been the same this week. Your
focus has been off. Is anything bothering you?" Lutz said, concerned.
"I've just...been a little tired. But don't worry about me. I'll be fine," she
assured him, returning to trying to focus once again on the earth in the
forest. 'Concentrate, Videl. You can do this...'
Suddenly Videl felt her head swimming as a strange dizziness began to take
over. 'What's...going on?' The next thing she knew, her world went dark and
she fell on the ground unconscious.
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"Heh! So, that's the healing spell you used the first time I met you. I was
always wishing I could do that," Mirai Trunks said.
"Well, now you can," his wife smiled. "You did good."
"So...what's next?" he asked.
"Actually, I...I think we should stop for today."
"Huh? Why? It's not even close to sundown yet."
"I know, but...I just feel really tired. It's weird...yesterday was like this
too. I felt so drained and tired, I tried using the healing spell to boost my
energy, but...it didn't seem to help," she sighed, leaning against one of the
trees.
Mirai Trunks lifted her chin to look at her face. "You do look a little pale,
love. Maybe you're sick."
"I don't know what it is. Like I said, the white magic doesn't help."
"Maybe we will stop for today. Let's take you back and get you something to
eat," Trunks said.
"Trunks...can you carry me?" she asked.
"Wha...carry you?"
"I don't think I can fly. Honestly, Trunks, that's how tired I am."
He began to worry. He'd never seen her like this, so weak that she would need
to be carried. Something definitely wasn't right.
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"Mistress Kara?"
Kara turned to see a servant approaching her. "Yes?"
"I bring a message from Lady Bra. She regrets that she is unable to go to the
archery range with you this afternoon. It seems she has taken ill."
"Ill? Didn't she try to heal herself?" Kara asked.
"I don't know, mistress. She just said she felt nauseous, and very dizzy."
"Is she in her rooms?"
"Yes, mistress."
"Then I'll go see what's wrong with her."
Mirai Bra heard a knock on her door. "Come in."
Kara walked in, and sat on the bed.
"What's wrong?"
"I...don't know."
"Did you try the cure spell?"
"Yes. I used it when I was feeling like this earlier today, but...it didn't work."
"Didn't work? That's impossible. The spell should be able to cure all forms
of sickness."
"Well, it did help for a while, but it just came back again. I feel
terrible," Mirai Bra told her.
"Hmm...this is strange. The cure spell backfiring...doesn't seem right. I'll
go find Lutz. Maybe he can do something."
"Thank you."
Leaving the room, Kara suddenly felt Lutz's ki return to the palace grounds.
"What's he doing back so early?" she wondered aloud. Going out to the courtyard,
she was surprised to see Lutz carrying an unconsious Videl in his arms.
"Lutz! What happened to her?!"
"I'm not certain. She collapsed while we were training."
"Lutz...Bra's not feeling well. She used the cure spell and it had no
effect," Kara said.
"What? No effect...?"
"Look!" Pan said, pointing upwards. There was Mirai Trunks, carrying Mirai
Pan in his arms.
"What the...did something happen to Pan, too? What the heck is going on!?"
Kara exclaimed.
On the ground, Trunks set Mirai Pan on her feet. "Huh? What happened to my
mother?" she asked.
"She just passed out while we were training," Young Pan said.
"Pan, why was he carrying you?" Kara asked.
"I...don't feel well. I've felt extremely weak all day long."
"Let me guess. You used the cure spell, and it didn't work," Kara said.
Mirai Pan looked at her in surprise. "How...do you know?"
"Bra is sick right now. She said she used the cure spell and it didn't help.
It's probably the same for Videl-san. It's really strange the way all three
of you just suddenly came down with something," Kara said.
"What could it be?" Mirai Trunks said.
"Lutz, isn't there anything that can be done?" Kara asked.
"We should seek the help of a High Mage. I'll get in contact with one after I
put Videl-san in her rooms. In the meantime, someone should go find her
husband and Lord Goten and get them back here," Lutz said.
"I'll go. Crys said he was taking them to the Shusoran Forest to train today.
I won't be long," Kara said.
"I'm gonna get some rest, too," Mirai Pan said. "I hope this isn't as bad as
it seems."
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"You guys are really doing great. It didn't take you long to get that first
segment down at all. Keep it up and Tajima will beg for mercy," Crys said.
"Thanks, Crys. But I wonder...do we ALL really have to beat Tajima? If we get
better it may be too much of a beating for him," Goten said.
"Maybe, since he's already trained me, he won't fight against you," Mirai
Goten told him. "As far as Tousan and Gohan go, they'll definitely have to
defeat him."
"Hey...I was thinking, maybe...I should learn a different magic skill. I
mean, we should be well balanced in every kind of magic when we fight Zio,
right?" Gohan said.
"Well...what about your sword training, Tousan? It'll all be for nothing,"
Goten said.
"No. The swordfighting was a good experience for me, and I plan on continuing
it. But I just don't think our magic skills should be repetitive."
"If I may," Crys interrupted, "Let me recommend something. The dragon knights
of the west possess powerful magic. But, like Tajima, they won't just teach
anyone who comes to them. You have to prove yourself worthy."
"Dragon knights?" Goku asked.
"Yes, they inhabit what's known as the Vile Forest. It's the most dangerous
land there is on Dahlia-sei, crawling with dragons and fierce beasts. The
dragon knights are the ones who keep the dragons under control and defeat
them. But their magic is sacred, and unlike Blue Magic, it's not one of the
forms of magic that make up the Mystoke Art. Not even the queen or head
sorcerer know what a Dragon Mage knows. I really think it would suit you,
Goku-san. I would teach you myself, but..."
"You know their magic?"
"Yes, but before they would train me I had to take an oath that I wouldn't
teach the magic to anyone else. It's that sacred. If you want to learn, you
have to go through a series of tests to prove your worth," Crys explained.
"Sounds challenging. Could you introduce me to them?"
"I have a better idea. In about four months, Dahlia-sei's annual Magic and
Weapons Tournament will be taking place. If you REALLY want to get the
attention of the dragon knights, defeat a few of them in the tournament.
Their swordsmanship is awesome as well. You may still have to go through a
few of their tests, but it may not be as bad."
"Yeah, and if Gohan can defeat Tajima there, that would really be convenient
too," Mirai Goten said.
"Well, why don't you show me some of this dragon magic, Crys? I'll have to
see it in action before I decide," Goku said.
"I can show you tomorrow. Today, though, I want to show you a little more on
the Magic Break technique," Crys said.
"Hey...Crys, isn't that Kara heading this way?" Mirai Goten asked, looking up.
"Yeah...it is."
Kara landed when she spotted them. "Goten, Gohan, you need to come back to
the palace immediately."
"What's the matter?" Mirai Goten asked.
"Pan, Videl, and Bra have come down with some sort of a strange illness and
white magic isn't curing it. They're complaining about their energy being low
and not being able to use their magic to restore it," Kara told them.
"Oh no...Bra-chan!" Mirai Goten said in a panic, flying off toward the
castle, with Gohan following right behind him.
"Hey, wait for us!" Goten said as he, Goku, Crys and Kara followed.
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"I wonder what could be wrong with them?" Chichi said as they all waited
downstairs for Lutz and another mage to come down with news on their
condition.
"The fact that their magic didn't help worries me. Pan-chan was able to cure
people infected with the worst virus ever in my world. If she can't cure
this, then..."
"Trunks!"
Gohan and the others arrived, surprised to see everyone, even Present Trunks,
at the palace waiting for some news.
"What's going on right now?" Gohan asked.
"Lutz and some High White Mage are examining them. They're hoping that the
spells of a high mage will be more powerful and be able to heal them," Mirai Trunks said.
"Videl told me she hadn't been feeling well. But I hadn't thought it to be so
serious," Gohan said.
"Videl is strong, Gohan. She's fine, I know she is," Chichi said.
Just then, Lutz and a female mage came down the stairs.
"I have examined the queen and the other two ladies," she announced.
"ARE THEY OKAY!?" Gohan, Mirai Trunks and Mirai Goten all said in unison,
running up to her.
"Are they the husbands?" the woman asked Lutz.
"Yes, we are. What's the matter with my wife!?" Gohan asked again.
"Why...nothing at all. In fact, I believe congratulations are in order," she said.
The three men looked at her in confusion. "I...don't understand," Gohan frowned.
The mage laughed. "Congratulations, gentlemen. Your wives are pregnant."
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NYAH! NYAH! You gotta wait until the next chapter to find out their reaction!
*starts singing* I know what happens and you don't, HA HA HA HA HA....
Ahem...sorry. But I love a good cliffhanger, don't you? Well, I believe
things have just gotten a ton more interesting. Please tell me how you liked it!
Chapter 13: The Unexpected
By Lady Starra
Rating: PG-13
presea94@netscape.net
See foreword for standard disclaimers.
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"But MOTHER! How am I supposed to go to school?" a young Bra whined.
"Chichi is going to be helping you with your lessons."
"WHAT!? No! I'll never get a break!"
"Relax. Chichi is going to be following a schedule that I've set for you.
You'll spend an hour on each subject, including art and music. You'll be
getting homework assignments too," Bulma told her.
"It's not fair! Why doesn't Pan-chan have to study?" Bra complained.
"You know she has to train, Bra."
"But what about me!? Mirai Bra knows magic too, so why can't I learn magic?"
"Mirai Bra wasn't ten years old when she learned it. You are going to study,
Bra, or you won't be making any more trips to the marketplace," Bulma warned.
"What!? But that's not fair!"
Chichi entered the room then. "Is Bra-chan ready for her lesson, Bulma?"
"Why do I have to study?!" Bra cried again.
Chichi thought she might meet with some resistance. "So you can grow up to be
intelligent, like Mirai Bra," Chichi said.
"Like...her?"
"Of course. You've seen the way she acts, haven't you? It's because when she
came here, the scholars of this planet tutored her in everything she knows.
She told me so. So, if you want to be like her, Bra-chan, you have to study.
And if you do well on your assignments, I'll have Goten take you wherever you
want to go in the evenings. How does that sound?"
"REALLY!?"
"Of course."
"Okay! I'll study really hard!"
Chichi gave Bulma a wink, and she winked back.
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Videl was tired. This was the fourth day they had started training in the
earth element. Pan had been able to control water much sooner than she had,
it had taken Videl a little longer to do it herself. And now, these last few
days, she hadn't felt like herself. She hadn't wanted to get up that morning,
didn't even want to train at all.
'What is the matter with me?' she wondered. 'I haven't been able to
concentrate for days. Maybe I'm coming down with something...'
"Kaasan? Is something wrong?" Pan asked her mother.
"I...I'll be okay, Pan-chan," Videl said.
"No, something is wrong. Your training hasn't been the same this week. Your
focus has been off. Is anything bothering you?" Lutz said, concerned.
"I've just...been a little tired. But don't worry about me. I'll be fine," she
assured him, returning to trying to focus once again on the earth in the
forest. 'Concentrate, Videl. You can do this...'
Suddenly Videl felt her head swimming as a strange dizziness began to take
over. 'What's...going on?' The next thing she knew, her world went dark and
she fell on the ground unconscious.
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"Heh! So, that's the healing spell you used the first time I met you. I was
always wishing I could do that," Mirai Trunks said.
"Well, now you can," his wife smiled. "You did good."
"So...what's next?" he asked.
"Actually, I...I think we should stop for today."
"Huh? Why? It's not even close to sundown yet."
"I know, but...I just feel really tired. It's weird...yesterday was like this
too. I felt so drained and tired, I tried using the healing spell to boost my
energy, but...it didn't seem to help," she sighed, leaning against one of the
trees.
Mirai Trunks lifted her chin to look at her face. "You do look a little pale,
love. Maybe you're sick."
"I don't know what it is. Like I said, the white magic doesn't help."
"Maybe we will stop for today. Let's take you back and get you something to
eat," Trunks said.
"Trunks...can you carry me?" she asked.
"Wha...carry you?"
"I don't think I can fly. Honestly, Trunks, that's how tired I am."
He began to worry. He'd never seen her like this, so weak that she would need
to be carried. Something definitely wasn't right.
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"Mistress Kara?"
Kara turned to see a servant approaching her. "Yes?"
"I bring a message from Lady Bra. She regrets that she is unable to go to the
archery range with you this afternoon. It seems she has taken ill."
"Ill? Didn't she try to heal herself?" Kara asked.
"I don't know, mistress. She just said she felt nauseous, and very dizzy."
"Is she in her rooms?"
"Yes, mistress."
"Then I'll go see what's wrong with her."
Mirai Bra heard a knock on her door. "Come in."
Kara walked in, and sat on the bed.
"What's wrong?"
"I...don't know."
"Did you try the cure spell?"
"Yes. I used it when I was feeling like this earlier today, but...it didn't work."
"Didn't work? That's impossible. The spell should be able to cure all forms
of sickness."
"Well, it did help for a while, but it just came back again. I feel
terrible," Mirai Bra told her.
"Hmm...this is strange. The cure spell backfiring...doesn't seem right. I'll
go find Lutz. Maybe he can do something."
"Thank you."
Leaving the room, Kara suddenly felt Lutz's ki return to the palace grounds.
"What's he doing back so early?" she wondered aloud. Going out to the courtyard,
she was surprised to see Lutz carrying an unconsious Videl in his arms.
"Lutz! What happened to her?!"
"I'm not certain. She collapsed while we were training."
"Lutz...Bra's not feeling well. She used the cure spell and it had no
effect," Kara said.
"What? No effect...?"
"Look!" Pan said, pointing upwards. There was Mirai Trunks, carrying Mirai
Pan in his arms.
"What the...did something happen to Pan, too? What the heck is going on!?"
Kara exclaimed.
On the ground, Trunks set Mirai Pan on her feet. "Huh? What happened to my
mother?" she asked.
"She just passed out while we were training," Young Pan said.
"Pan, why was he carrying you?" Kara asked.
"I...don't feel well. I've felt extremely weak all day long."
"Let me guess. You used the cure spell, and it didn't work," Kara said.
Mirai Pan looked at her in surprise. "How...do you know?"
"Bra is sick right now. She said she used the cure spell and it didn't help.
It's probably the same for Videl-san. It's really strange the way all three
of you just suddenly came down with something," Kara said.
"What could it be?" Mirai Trunks said.
"Lutz, isn't there anything that can be done?" Kara asked.
"We should seek the help of a High Mage. I'll get in contact with one after I
put Videl-san in her rooms. In the meantime, someone should go find her
husband and Lord Goten and get them back here," Lutz said.
"I'll go. Crys said he was taking them to the Shusoran Forest to train today.
I won't be long," Kara said.
"I'm gonna get some rest, too," Mirai Pan said. "I hope this isn't as bad as
it seems."
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"You guys are really doing great. It didn't take you long to get that first
segment down at all. Keep it up and Tajima will beg for mercy," Crys said.
"Thanks, Crys. But I wonder...do we ALL really have to beat Tajima? If we get
better it may be too much of a beating for him," Goten said.
"Maybe, since he's already trained me, he won't fight against you," Mirai
Goten told him. "As far as Tousan and Gohan go, they'll definitely have to
defeat him."
"Hey...I was thinking, maybe...I should learn a different magic skill. I
mean, we should be well balanced in every kind of magic when we fight Zio,
right?" Gohan said.
"Well...what about your sword training, Tousan? It'll all be for nothing,"
Goten said.
"No. The swordfighting was a good experience for me, and I plan on continuing
it. But I just don't think our magic skills should be repetitive."
"If I may," Crys interrupted, "Let me recommend something. The dragon knights
of the west possess powerful magic. But, like Tajima, they won't just teach
anyone who comes to them. You have to prove yourself worthy."
"Dragon knights?" Goku asked.
"Yes, they inhabit what's known as the Vile Forest. It's the most dangerous
land there is on Dahlia-sei, crawling with dragons and fierce beasts. The
dragon knights are the ones who keep the dragons under control and defeat
them. But their magic is sacred, and unlike Blue Magic, it's not one of the
forms of magic that make up the Mystoke Art. Not even the queen or head
sorcerer know what a Dragon Mage knows. I really think it would suit you,
Goku-san. I would teach you myself, but..."
"You know their magic?"
"Yes, but before they would train me I had to take an oath that I wouldn't
teach the magic to anyone else. It's that sacred. If you want to learn, you
have to go through a series of tests to prove your worth," Crys explained.
"Sounds challenging. Could you introduce me to them?"
"I have a better idea. In about four months, Dahlia-sei's annual Magic and
Weapons Tournament will be taking place. If you REALLY want to get the
attention of the dragon knights, defeat a few of them in the tournament.
Their swordsmanship is awesome as well. You may still have to go through a
few of their tests, but it may not be as bad."
"Yeah, and if Gohan can defeat Tajima there, that would really be convenient
too," Mirai Goten said.
"Well, why don't you show me some of this dragon magic, Crys? I'll have to
see it in action before I decide," Goku said.
"I can show you tomorrow. Today, though, I want to show you a little more on
the Magic Break technique," Crys said.
"Hey...Crys, isn't that Kara heading this way?" Mirai Goten asked, looking up.
"Yeah...it is."
Kara landed when she spotted them. "Goten, Gohan, you need to come back to
the palace immediately."
"What's the matter?" Mirai Goten asked.
"Pan, Videl, and Bra have come down with some sort of a strange illness and
white magic isn't curing it. They're complaining about their energy being low
and not being able to use their magic to restore it," Kara told them.
"Oh no...Bra-chan!" Mirai Goten said in a panic, flying off toward the
castle, with Gohan following right behind him.
"Hey, wait for us!" Goten said as he, Goku, Crys and Kara followed.
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"I wonder what could be wrong with them?" Chichi said as they all waited
downstairs for Lutz and another mage to come down with news on their
condition.
"The fact that their magic didn't help worries me. Pan-chan was able to cure
people infected with the worst virus ever in my world. If she can't cure
this, then..."
"Trunks!"
Gohan and the others arrived, surprised to see everyone, even Present Trunks,
at the palace waiting for some news.
"What's going on right now?" Gohan asked.
"Lutz and some High White Mage are examining them. They're hoping that the
spells of a high mage will be more powerful and be able to heal them," Mirai Trunks said.
"Videl told me she hadn't been feeling well. But I hadn't thought it to be so
serious," Gohan said.
"Videl is strong, Gohan. She's fine, I know she is," Chichi said.
Just then, Lutz and a female mage came down the stairs.
"I have examined the queen and the other two ladies," she announced.
"ARE THEY OKAY!?" Gohan, Mirai Trunks and Mirai Goten all said in unison,
running up to her.
"Are they the husbands?" the woman asked Lutz.
"Yes, we are. What's the matter with my wife!?" Gohan asked again.
"Why...nothing at all. In fact, I believe congratulations are in order," she said.
The three men looked at her in confusion. "I...don't understand," Gohan frowned.
The mage laughed. "Congratulations, gentlemen. Your wives are pregnant."
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NYAH! NYAH! You gotta wait until the next chapter to find out their reaction!
*starts singing* I know what happens and you don't, HA HA HA HA HA....
Ahem...sorry. But I love a good cliffhanger, don't you? Well, I believe
things have just gotten a ton more interesting. Please tell me how you liked it!